Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced August 2017 February 2018 October 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - November 2021
Price - Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Various Mysterious Black, Milky Way Blue, Mint Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
8.8 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE (unspecified)
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash protection
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11
User Interface - Samsung Experience MIUI 12.5
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only Unspecified

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.3 inches 5.8 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (399 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.00% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 50 MP, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. Unspecified
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 16 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only Unspecified
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 100% in 62 min (advertised)
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -